Environmental Protection in the Caribbean

EPIC is an independent non-profit founded in 2000 with a mission of protecting the Caribbean environment through research, restoration, education and advocacy.

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📸 The second annual Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest is officially open!

📅 Submit up to 5 photos and cast your daily votes August 1–31 at https://t.co/LiRSgrpbuL.

📷 Photo Credit: Lexi Fisher

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Thank you! DSL Yachting and IGY Marinas St. Maarten, and all of our generous prize donors for helping make the Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean 2026 Photo Contest possible! 📸🏝⛵️🌊

https://t.co/O2Z4e8GSn5

📸 Photo credit Peter Rivera.

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EPIC’s Joshua Gooding attended the BirdsCaribbean 25th International Conference in Trinidad & Tobago, sharing our Battowia seabird restoration work and connecting with conservationists across the Caribbean to bring new ideas back to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 🌿🐦

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📸 The second annual Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest is officially open!

📅 Submit up to 5 photos and cast your daily votes August 1–31 at https://t.co/LiRSgrpbuL.

📷 Photo Credit: Lexi Fisher

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Travel writer Jonathan Berg of Royal Tour blog explores sustainability in Sint Maarten and highlights EPIC’s Perpetual Plastics program and ways visitors can help protect the island.

Read: https://t.co/I3m44OEbxt

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💰 Over $3,000 USD in cash and prizes is up for grabs!

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/O2Z4e8GSn5

Know a photographer who should enter? Tag them below! 📷👇

#SeasAndScenes2026 #LoveTheCaribbean #CaribbeanPhotography #PhotoContest #NaturePhotography #TravelPhotography

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Applications are open for the 2026-2027 World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council! 🌊

Young ocean and climate leaders ages 16-25 can apply to build advocacy, outreach, event planning, and leadership skills with a global network.

Apply by Aug. 2: https://t.co/3xlvUiJA3i

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🌱 Eco-Certification Spotlight 🌱

Hotel 1829 in St. Thomas has eliminated Styrofoam from its business and is now Eco-Certified through the VI Clean Coasts program! 🎉

Partners: VICS, EPIC, DPNR, EPA

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On Battowia, fieldwork starts before anyone steps ashore. After strong winds made the first landing impossible, EPIC and partners returned to conduct seabird and vegetation surveys, documenting juvenile boobies, Laughing Gulls, iguanas, and other nesting seabirds.

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📸 The countdown is on! Photo Contest opens August 1.

Get ready to:
🌴 Enter up to 5 photos across 4 categories
❤️ Vote up to 5 times daily for your favorite images in the Audience Choice Award
🏆 Compete for a share of the $3,000+ USD prize pool

👉 https://t.co/O2Z4e8GSn5

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🌱 Eco-Certification Spotlight 🌱

Frenchtown Deli in St. Thomas has eliminated Styrofoam from its business and is now Eco-Certified through the VI Clean Coasts program! 🎉

Partners: VICS, EPIC, DPNR, EPA

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Let’s DOET! 💪 In May, EPIC volunteers removed 3 truckloads of invasive weeds from Fort Amsterdam, home to Sint Maarten’s national bird, the Caribbean Brown Pelican, and cleared 745 lbs of trash from our mangrove restoration site. Thank you to everyone!

PC: Alexandra Schaede

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🚨 It's here! GlobalGiving's July Bonus Day is LIVE!

Every eligible gift of $100 USD or more has the chance to unlock bonus matching funds for EPIC's GlobalGiving campaign supporting seabird conservation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

https://t.co/synwkOmLT9

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⏰ The countdown is on!

🌊 Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest is back for Year 2!

🏆 Enter up to five photos for a chance to win from a prize pool valued at over $3,000 USD!

📸 Photo Credit: Sherrel Charles

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🌊 It's Plastic Free July!

Small changes can have a big impact. Carry a reusable bottle, bring your own bag, skip single-use plastics, and help protect the Caribbean's beaches, oceans, and wildlife.

How will you go plastic free this July? ♻️💙

#PlasticFreeJuly #EPICislands

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Grenada 🇬🇩 picked a showstopper for its national flower: the Bougainvillea! 🌸 Known for its brilliant bracts and climbing spirit, it mirrors the bold beauty of the “Spice Isle.”

#EPICCaribbeanTrivia #Grenada #Bougainvillea #IslandFlora

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Barbados 🇧🇧 shines bright with its national flower: the Pride of Barbados! 🌺 Also called the Dwarf Poinciana, this fiery bloom thrives in the sun and symbolizes the vibrant spirit of the island.

#EPICCaribbeanTrivia #PrideOfBarbados #IslandFlora

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🇨🇼 Happy Curaçao Flag Day! 🇨🇼

Today we celebrate the vibrant spirit, culture, and natural beauty of Curaçao. From its iconic blue and yellow flag to its crystal-clear waters and rich traditions, this island is a true Caribbean gem.

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📅 July 2026 | Sint Maarten

Celebrate the Caribbean with our free, print-at-home July calendar page featuring Sint Maarten, island trivia, and stunning images from the Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean photo contest. 🌊📸

Download yours: https://t.co/kmwbaeSmiZ

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In Barrouallie and Questelles, our Grenadines team connected with 200+ students, teachers, fisherfolk, farmers, and community members through school visits, beach outreach, and environmental education across St. Vincent.

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